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E. WBIGET. Fastener for Gloves.

No. 233,060. Pa cnted Oct. 5, 18 80.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

nor/rune WRIGHT, or ninniu'ennu, ENGLAND.

FASTENER' FOR GLQVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,060, dated October:5,

Application filed June 11, 1880. i (No model.) latented in France June9, 1579, and in England June 9, 1d?!) v To all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, EDMUND WRIGHT, a sub- V ject of- Great Britain,residing at Birmingham,

in the county of Warwick, England, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements v in Fasteners for Gloves, Gaiters, Purses, and

. theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of referencemarkcdthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved fastener consisting of two parts,the one constructed of a cylindrical shell (or it may be a solid head)fitted to rotate within another similar sh ell, for the purpose ofinterlocking with a stud or pin constitutingthe other part of thefastener,

, whereby great strength, SlZIlPllGllZ,-rild edieiency of action aresecured;

In order that the invention may be more readily understood, 1 haveillustrated it in the accompanying drawings, and will proceed todescribe it with reference thereto.

The same letters correspond to like parts in eaeh figure.

Figure 1 is an elevation of the front portion or head of the fastener,and Figs. 2 and 3 are elevations of the two parts of which it iscomposed. Fig. 4 is a central vertical section of the entire fastener,and Fig. 5 ahorizontal section thereof on line 1 1 Fig. 4. g

I A is a covered cylindrical shell, having by preference an oval cover(or it maybe a solid head) fitted to revolve freely in an outer cylinderor shell, B, the two shells being connected together by the inner shell,A, being slotted or grooved for rather more than a quarter of itscircumference on opposite sides, as seen at a,

,in which slots or grooves work nibs 1), formed by piercing the outercylinder, as shown, and bending down the nibs so formed into, the groovea. These "hos answer the triple I purpose of holding me inner shell inits place in the outer one, as stops to prevent the-inner shell fromturning more than the required distance, and as a brake to prevent theinner shell revolving too freely.

The outer shell is provided with a tubular neck, 0, to receive the studor, pin D, (shownin Fig. 9,) and constituting the other: portion of thefastener. This neck G is pa'ssedthrough one part of the garment on whichitisinte'nded 'to fasten. A washer, F, slightly larger than the cylinderB, is now passed over :the neck 0, which is then clinched or rivetedover it, the

materialE beingthel'eby embedded in the Washer F, and thus firmlysecured between it and the cylinder '13.

Instead of cli'nohin g the neck (3 a. thread may be cut thereon and a.dish-shaped nut made use of. I The pin D is attached to the other partof the garment or article to be fastened in a similarmanncr.

The pin or stud D has a flator oblong head, d, with notches d in stbeneath, and the bottom of theinner shell or cylinder, A, has a corresponding oblong slot, 6, as shown in Fig. 7, for the head d to passthrough, and on'turm ing the inner shell, A, one-quarter of a revolutionthe hand (I is held in the slot 0 by the sides of the latter engaging inthe-notches d, as seen in Fig. 5. v

The portions of the fastener being attached to the two parts ofthearticle to lie-fastened, as above mentioned, if the shell A be turneduntil its slot 6 coincides in position with the head d of stud D, theformer can be slipped .frcely' onto the latter, and the two secured together by turning the shell A a quarter of a revolution, so that theslot 0 will be at right angles to the head 42, as before mentioned.

fastener are locked together by a spring, F,

engaging with a notch, d,at one .side of the stud D, which in this caseis ,of cylindrical form with a conical point, as shown in Fig. 30, theaperture 6 in the'bottom of the inner shell, A, Fig. 8, being likewisecircular to allow of it rotating on the stud D.

The springis preferably of the S form shown,

its two ends having upwardly'turned lugs ff, which enter holes intheloottom of the shell A. The middle portion of the spring lies partlyacross the aperture e',ra's shown, so that when the stud D is insertedthe spring will be pushed to one side by the conical point of the stud,and afterward fall into the notehd, when the inner shell, A, is turnedround to bring the spring opposite said notch.

The motion of the inner shellislli-mited by the nibs b, as before,except that in this case it should be about onethird of a revolution. 0nturning it the reverse way the spring leaves the notch and bears againstthe plain part of the stud, 2. iz-ieh is then free to be withdrawn.

The top of the shell A may be plain or set with jewels or otherornaments, as desired.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Extent, is-- 1. In a button-fastener, the inwardly-turnednibs b, formed in the outer shell of the button, and arranged to work inslots in an inner shell, whereby the inner shell is retained within theouter one, audit-s movement therein limited and regulated, substantiallyas shown and de' scribed.

2. In a button-fastener, the combination of the inner shell, A, havingslots (1 e, the outer shell, B, having nibs b and tubular neck (3-,thewasher F, and the stud D, provided. with a flat o; sblong head, d, andnotches d, substantial] y and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.v

. EDMUN D WRIGHT. Witnesses A. R. BBOWN, F. H. Sono'rr.

